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Accelerator Radiocarbon Measurements of Artistic Artifacts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

D. J. Donahue ,
A. J. T. Jull ,
L. J. Toolin ,
J. Barnhill  and
T. Lange
D. J. Donahue
Affiliation:
NSF-Arizona Accelerator Facility.University of Arizona, Tucson. AZ 85721
A. J. T. Jull
Affiliation:
NSF-Arizona Accelerator Facility.University of Arizona, Tucson. AZ 85721
L. J. Toolin
Affiliation:
NSF-Arizona Accelerator Facility.University of Arizona, Tucson. AZ 85721
J. Barnhill
Affiliation:
NSF-Arizona Accelerator Facility.University of Arizona, Tucson. AZ 85721
T. Lange
Affiliation:
NSF-Arizona Accelerator Facility.University of Arizona, Tucson. AZ 85721
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Abstract

The use of a particle accelerator to measure the 14C content of carbon-containing materials is briefly described. The application of the method to the determination of the age of some artistic artifacts is discussed.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 185: Symposium G – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II , 1990 , 5
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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